diff --git a/dlls/jscript/date.c b/dlls/jscript/date.c
index d43708a8835..aa06f4e740d 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/date.c
+++ b/dlls/jscript/date.c
@@ -2617,12 +2617,11 @@ static HRESULT DateConstr_value(DispatchEx *dispex, LCID lcid, WORD flags, DISPP
             if(FAILED(hres))
                 return hres;
 
-            if(V_VT(&prim) == VT_BSTR) {
-                FIXME("VT_BSTR not supported\n");
-                return E_NOTIMPL;
-            }
+            if(V_VT(&prim) == VT_BSTR)
+                hres = date_parse(V_BSTR(&prim), &num);
+            else
+                hres = to_number(dispex->ctx, &prim, ei, &num);
 
-            hres = to_number(dispex->ctx, &prim, ei, &num);
             VariantClear(&prim);
             if(FAILED(hres))
                 return hres;
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
index 27eabfc8d22..b76e94bd071 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
+++ b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@ date = new Date(8.64e15+1);
 ok(isNaN(0+date.getTime()), "date.getTime() is not NaN");
 date = new Date(Infinity);
 ok(isNaN(0+date.getTime()), "date.getTime() is not NaN");
+date = new Date("3 July 2009 22:28:00 UTC+0100");
+ok(date.getTime() === 1246656480000, "date.getTime() = " + date.getTime());
 date = new Date(1984, 11, 29, 13, 51, 24, 120);
 ok(date.getFullYear() === 1984, "date.getFullYear() = " + date.getFullYear());
 ok(date.getMonth() === 11, "date.getMonth() = " + date.getMonth());